“I am looking for someone to share in an adventure that I am arranging, and it’s very difficult to find anyone.” — Gandalf On what started out as a seemingly ordinary day just over seventeen years ago, I happened to encounter an old wizard riding into Hobbiton on his cart that had been filled withContinueContinue reading “The Grey Pilgrim”
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The Grey Pilgrim – Painting Update!
Update Time!! It has been a fair amount of time since I posted the preliminary drawing for The Grey Pilgrim and finding the time to start the painting between the unsociable hours of my job has been a challenge but I finally managed to get it started and have since made some headway into the process.ContinueContinue reading “The Grey Pilgrim – Painting Update!”
The Wandering Years of Ragnar Lothbrok
New Oil Painting! I’ve been waiting for a while now for this piece to dry enough to get it scanned and published and now at last the time has come! As a huge fan of the Vikings TV show and all things Norse I knew that I had to begin getting some Norse inspired artworkContinueContinue reading “The Wandering Years of Ragnar Lothbrok”
The Last Flight of the War Drakes
Another fragment of lore from the Leaves of Hellebore… The horns of the fell war blew a cry to awake Through the night and the day, to the fight of an age Over mountains and pastures the flight of the drakes To the end of an era, to the light that’ll fade “To the war!ContinueContinue reading “The Last Flight of the War Drakes”
The Renaissance Workshop
Without a doubt, the Renaissance was one of the most profound moments of enlightenment, discovery and achievement in human history and cities like Florence were at the forefront of such growth and creativity.
This massive boom in the arts was no mere coincidence however, and one of the secrets of the Old Masters was the motivation and learning that they gained from ‘La Bottega’, or the workshop.
The Legend of Zelda – Final Piece
Today was the final day of the Legend of Zelda project that I’ve been working on and the conclusion of the project also brings about the completed final painting. This has been a fairly brief project, although not as brief as I would have liked but painting is still a huge learning curve for me;ContinueContinue reading “The Legend of Zelda – Final Piece”
The Lord of the Rings Project – Part VI
After a long and turbulent journey through my Lord of the Rings Project we have finally reached the end of the road. It started off as just an idea and some simple sketches, gradually evolving into a depiction of my favourite scene from the narrative, invented and recorded by the genius J.R.R. Tolkien, then brought toContinueContinue reading “The Lord of the Rings Project – Part VI”
Sketches & Storytelling - Art, Illustration, and Storytelling 